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  • Daniel v. Hawkins

    Publication Date: 2023-01-31
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Teklits, Sara Barry, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey Alan Simes, Goodwin Proctor, LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Richard I.G. Jones, John G. Harris, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: 184, 2022

    The court affirmed the trial court's ruling that an irrevocable proxy did not run with majority shares and dismissed appellant's arguments that the court improperly relied on "extrinsic" evidence contained in the proxy's addendum as well as the Third Restatement, finding that the addendum fell within the proxy's four corners and that the law cited from the Third Restatement accurately reflected the same legal principles that were in place at the time the proxy was established.

  • Baldwin v. New Wood Res. LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean J. Bellew, Bellew, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Chris L. Gilbert, Gilbert PC, Dallas, TX for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard P. Rollo, Travis S. Hunter, Renée Mosley Delcollo, Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69938

    Superior court erred in granting LLC judgment on claw back of indemnification where it failed to address defendant's allegations of bad faith by LLC in determining defendant's non-entitlement to indemnification.

  • Stream TV Networks, Inc. v. SeeCubic, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-28
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew S. Dupre, Brian R. Lemon, Steven P. Wood, Sarah E. Delia, Stephanie H. Dallaire, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Robert S. Saunders, Jenness E. Parker, Bonnie W. David, Lilianna Anh P. Townsend, Trevor T. Nielson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eben P. Colby, Marley Ann Brumme, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA for appellee.
    Case Number: D69864

    Board committee action approving omnibus agreement moving company's assets into a "NewCo" was invalid where company's charter required approval of one class of shareholders for "asset transfers."

  • Zayas v. State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary S. Nitsche, Joel H. Fredericks, Weik, Nitsche & Dougherty, LLC, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: John J. Klusman, Megan E. Traynor, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D69755

    Board erred in accepting employer's medical expert's testimony after he refused to testify about claimant's treatment by physician under unrelated disciplinary investigation, and also erred in refusing to admit that provider's medical records into evidence.

  • Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Univ. of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-12-21
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Education
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Theodore A. Kittila, William E. Green, Jr., Halloran Farkas + Kittila LLP, Wilmington, DE for Appellants.
    for defendant: William E. Manning, James D. Taylor, Jr., Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69650

    The court agreed with the Superior Court that the papers requested by appellants under the Freedom of Information Act were not public records where the content of the papers did not relate to the expenditure of public funds.

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  • Brookfield Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Rosson

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin G. Abrams, Eric A. Veres, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Stefania D. Venezia, Amanda K. Pooler, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Steven J. Purcell, Douglas E. Julie, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Kaitlyn T. Devenyns, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy S. Friedman, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for appellees.
    Case Number: D69560

    Court overruled the Gentile carve-out doctrine where it created analytical tension with Tooley and other legal doctrines permitted stockholders to pursue direct claims for fiduciary breaches.

  • Purnell v. State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herbert W. Mondros, Rigrodsky Law, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Tiffani D. Hurst, Hurst Legal Services, Phila-delphia, PA for defendant.
    for defendant: Carolyn S. Hake, Delaware Dep’t of Justice, Wilmington, DE for the state.
    Case Number: D69450

    Defendant presented an extraordinary case that he was entitled to relief on his untimely and successive post-conviction relief motion due to his trial attorney's conflict of interest.

  • Gala v. Bullock

    Publication Date: 2021-04-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin A. Schwartz, Gwendolyn M. Osborn-Gustavson, Schwartz & Schwartz, Dover, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia A. Davis, Deputy State Solicitor, Dover, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69360

    Medical board did not violate due process by deliberating disciplinary charges in executive session, and patient testimony that doctor provided prescriptions in exchange for sexual favors provided sufficient evidence to revoke licensure.

  • Trala v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Williams, Dep’t of Justice, Dover, DE for the state.
    for defendant: Santino Ceccotti, Office of Public Defender, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69252

    Prosecutor's comments during closing argument were improper, but the court found the misconduct was harmless because the jury received curative instructions and other evidence supported the guilty verdict.

  • In re Solera Ins. Coverage Appeals

    Publication Date: 2020-11-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Software
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, Peter H. Kyle, Kelly L. Freund, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schrieber, James W. Thomas, Jr, William C. Purdue, Jennifer Wieboldt, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP , Washington, DC; R. Reeves Anderson, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Denver, CO for appellants.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Alexander D. Hardiman, Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: D69186

    A statutory appraisal action under 8 Del. C. §262 did not constitute a securities claim, so excess insurers were entitled to summary judgment. Reversed.